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Bakari Malik wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 Section 2 Group 6 9 years, 10 months ago
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Bakari Malik wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 Section 2 Spring 2015 9 years, 10 months ago
During the “Where the futurists roam” part of this article, the author goes into detail about the future of technology. Steve Brown, a futurist at Intel says that three mega trends will shape the future of […]
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Bakari Malik wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 Section 2 Spring 2015 9 years, 11 months ago
I believe that innovation is the key to establishing a strong IT unit. The IT unit is responsible for providing new business procedures that will cut costs or produce profits for the organization as well as a […]
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The “cop out” answer would more than likely be due to the nature of elders. Though this may have more to do with the image that the older generations have of the millennials. Which seems to consist of challenging the status quo, jumping above heads and changing how the layout of business works. They also exude to middle management that they are entitled and lazy, so “Why should they be listened to?”
As far as combating this, a long path to be sure, one might have the best traction by staying within traditional boundaries and performing better than expected. It would also be beneficial to befriend a mentor, or someone in the business that is either in your role, or a step above that has been there longer and/or is a part of an older generation. This mentor can then support any ideas that you have as a millennial, and can give it a voice of authority and will know who best to pitch it to.
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Bakari Malik wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 Section 2 Spring 2015 9 years, 11 months ago
According to this article, Herman De Prins (CIO of UCB) had been reading articles in 2009 that stated that IT would no longer have a purpose in the future and that new digital technologies would shrink IT by 25% by 2016. Because of this, De Prins implemented a program that forced every IT employee to take part in a two day workshop that concentrated on the newest technologies. De Prins also established five pillars that he wanted every employee to base their work behavior around. These categories included quality, specialization, work as a team, brainstorming a lot of ideas and getting them to the best market fast (hatch the egg), and market your value. The one thing I found most interesting about this article is that Herman De Prins stressed that it is important that technical professionals specialize in a specific service such as Java or analytics. He goes as far to say that “IT people cannot know a little about a lot. They need enough depth about a technology area that they can contribute significantly to a discussion about solutions and capabilities. With such a competitive job market, I would have assumed that it is best to not put all the eggs in one basket and instead know a little about everything. While I would not be very skilled in any these new technologies or software, I would at least have a basic understanding. As an individual getting ready to enter the professional world, it is great to know that you may be valued more as an employee if you specialize in only a few areas that you genuinely enjoy so the organization can receive the most benefit.
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This is a very interesting article and great reflection on how we should be prepared going into a new professional world.
I was wondering can you able add the link on your post? I want to know more about this article.
In my personal opinion, I sure do believe that it is important to know a little about everything, but of course it is still better mastering in one thing and be more professional at it. Since the job market is very competitive, you must able to showoff what you are really good at and plus know little of everything and be able to perform whenever someone needs your help.Thank you
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I would also be interested in reviewing the article if you could provide a link. I personally have a very different stance on the topic. While the point made is valid I feel that as IT professionals we absolutely need to be flexible & know a little about a lot. Technology is ever changing and closing yourself into a singular niche could be harmful in the long run. Being a master at any particular craft may get you in the door but having a wide skill set offers more value. It is a balancing act, as you don’t want to spread yourself too thin. I am primarily a business analyst at my workplace but I’ve found that my interest & skills in psychology, graphic arts, & event management have been extremely useful. Very interesting topic.
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Bakari Malik wrote a new post on the site Bakari Malik 10 years, 2 months ago
This week, we realized that we were falling behind and needed to create urgency among the group. We met with Mr. Flannagan and explained that we needed everyone to be active in the e-mail threads and to […]
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Bakari Malik wrote a new post on the site Bakari Malik 10 years, 3 months ago
During this week for our project management group, I helped develop the work breakdown structure for our group. This helps outline the tasks of our group and organizes all of the tasks that need to get done by a […]
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Bakari Malik commented on the post, Internship Discussion Question #1, on the site Industry Experience in MIS-SUM14 10 years, 6 months ago
Hey everyone, my name is Bakari Malik and this summer I will be interning at the Campbell’s Soup Company headquarters located in Camden, New Jersey. Under the company, I am a part of the End User Services Intern […]
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